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The Americans
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.
- Created by:
- Joe Weisberg
- Cast:
- Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- FX
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.8Pilot
2013-01-30 · 70mThe arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI agent.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.6The Clock
2013-02-06 · 48mWhen Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.5Gregory
2013-02-13 · 46mPhilip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's investigation into Robert's death puts him hot on their trail.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.9In Control
2013-02-20 · 43mWhen an assassin attempts to kill President Reagan, Philip and Elizabeth scramble to handle the fallout within the KGB. Meanwhile, Stan pressures his source within the Rezidentura to find out if the KGB was responsible for the attempted assassination.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.4COMINT
2013-02-27 · 40mA crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants. Professionally, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's new communications encryption system while personally they are forced to grapple with one of the darker aspects of life as a spy.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.0Trust Me
2013-03-06 · 50mA mole hunt within the KGB causes suspicion amongst allies and shatters trust within the Jennings' marriage. Meanwhile, Stan's plan to keep his mole safe puts her at even greater risk of discovery.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.5Duty and Honor
2013-03-13 · 41mPhilip and Elizabeth's troubled marriage is further tested when a mission to discredit a Polish pro-democracy leader reunites Philip with his old flame.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.6Mutually Assured Destruction
2013-03-20 · 48mPhilip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Philip and Irina in New York.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.4Safe House
2013-04-03 · 49mPhilip and Elizabeth are put to the test when a routine mission goes horribly wrong. Stan and the FBI are pushed to their limit when one of their own goes missing.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.8Only You
2013-04-10 · 46mStan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth, and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her and Philip.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.6Covert War
2013-04-17 · 42mEvents in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision course with both Grannie and the FBI.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.2The Oath
2013-04-24 · 43mOne of Elizabeth's agents has key intel for sale, but she and Philip find themselves taking increasingly greater risks for what could well be a set-up. Meanwhile, Stan's pursuit of Directorate S suddenly begins to yield unexpected results.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.7The Colonel
2013-05-01 · 48mWhen Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.
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Keri Russell
Elizabeth Jennings
Matthew Rhys
Philip Jennings
Holly Taylor
Paige Jennings
Keidrich Sellati
Henry Jennings
Noah Emmerich
Stan Beeman
Costa Ronin
Oleg Igorevich Burov
Margo Martindale
Claudia